Vaide ( Livonian: ''Vaid'') is a village in

Kolka Parish Kolka parish (, ) is an administrative unit of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Villages of Kolka parish * Kolka, Latvia, Kolka - parish administrative center * Košrags * Mazirbe * Pitrags * Saunags * Sīkrags * Uši * Vaid ...

Talsi Municipality Talsi Municipality (; Livonian language, Livonian: ) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze pa ...

in the

Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...

region of

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. It is one of the remaining twelve Livonian villages on the

Livonian Coast Livonian Coast (; ), also known as Livonia, is a culturally protected territory of Latvia that was historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected area is ab ...

. Poulin Klavin (), one of only a handful of native speakers of

Livonian language Livonian ( or ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia but also used to be spoken in the Salaca River valley. Although its last known native ...

, was born in Vaide. Poulin would help establish the Livonian folk ensemble "Līvlist". Although official statistics establish that about 200 Livonians remain in Latvia, some academics believe that

Viktors Bertholds Viktors Bertholds (16 January 1921 – 28 February 2009) was a Livonian and one of the last native speakers of the Livonian language. He was born in the village of Vaide () in 1921. Formerly believed to be the last native speaker of Livonian, ...

(1921-2009), originally from Vaide, was the only native speaker of Livonian in Latvia by the summer of 2008. However, the last Livonian native speaker was

Grizelda Kristiņa Grizelda Kristiņa (, née Bertholde; 19 March 1910 – 2 June 2013) was a Livonian and the last speaker of the Livonian language Livonian ( or ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located ...

, also from Vaide and a relative of Bertholds who died in 2013. One of the first

dachas A dacha (Belarusian, Ukrainian and rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ') or shack serving as a family's main ...

Livonian coast Livonian Coast (; ), also known as Livonia, is a culturally protected territory of Latvia that was historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected area is ab ...

was established here in the 1960s by the Gorniks family. Later its descendants called their famous clothing manufacturer and chain of shops "VAIDE".Half a Century on the Livonian Coast
/ref> Vaide is also the location of the summer residence for the former

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Andris Bērziņš. There is also a private museum, a horn collection assembled over 40 years by the museum guide and former head of Slitere National Park Edgars Hausmanis. There is also an old cemetery next to an artificial pond.

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Populated places in Talsi Municipality {{Courland-geo-stub

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